Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk 2019:55(3) Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk Vol 55 No 3; Issue 4 http://socialwork.journals.ac.za/pub doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.15270/55-3-740 VOLUNTARY HOUSING DELIVERY: THE CONTRIBUTION OF PARTNERSHIPS TO THE SUCCESS OF A COMMUNITY BASED ORGANISATION (WASSUP) IN DIEPSLOOT LOW-INCOME COMMUNITY, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA ............... 284 Mziwandile Sobantu, Hanna Nel Mziwandile Sobantu ORCiD id: 0000-0002-8516-4623 Hanna Nel ORCiD id: 0000-0003-1187-0450 Mr Mziwandile Sobantu, Department of Social Work, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa. Prof Hanna Nel, Department of Social Work, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa. KEYWORDS: housing, partnerships, public-private partnerships, voluntary housing, WASSUP Mziwandile Sobantu, Hanna Nel South Africa continues to face a persistent housing challenge. This article examines the success of a housing partnership initiated by WASSUP, a housing-based voluntary organisation operating in Diepsloot, a low-income community north of Johannesburg. Findings showed that from its inception the organisation had gained grassroots support, because it targeted the felt housing maintenance needs of the community. Local leadership and other non-profit organisations (NPOs) in the community developed a sense of ownership, as they were involved in defining the relevant needs and the establishment of WASSUP. The authors recommend purposeful support for housing partnerships through financial and advisory support, among other aspects.